River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

term OF hcIlOOl IN the trenton village
district.
Miss Stella Denham of Maiden Rocb
win teach the village school at Diamond
Bluff the coming winter.
Great credit is due TO State Supt Thayel
for the low prices which are attached to
the books in his list for school libraries.
Prin. c. ]. Brewer of Ellsworth made
the best record in this falls examination
lie answered correctly all the questions
in two of the schemes.
We expect a large attendance at the
| Teachers Association next Saturday al
| Ellsworth. Pres. Crownhart and Sec.
Brewer have put good program.
Miss Ida Cooley of the Hollow" dis.
trict, Clifton, is forced TO give up her
school on account of poor health. She
will be greatly missed as few if any gave
| better satisfaction as a teacher.
The schemes for the Common School
Diploma will be ready in the latter part
Va AAAooN tNtASAANA0 VIM w III
have pupils that wish to write the exam
ination will notify the Supt. before Feb
ruary LIST, 1888.
The signs of the times indicate that
there is a growing demand for more prac-
teal work in our public schools. This
means not only that our schools teach the
boys and girls more in the common
branches that will be of value to them,
but also that they fit the former for in
dustrial pursuits, and the latter for the
duties of the household. c. Mason.
Do not ask us to grant private exanina-
tons. There are plenty of teachers in
the county to supply all the schools and a
good many over. We spent three weeks
holding six examinations in the county
this fall so there have been plenty of op-
portunities to attend the regulars"
Those "iol.O hare Just concluded 10 teach,
since your regular examination" have
reached that decision too late. Just wait
a few months and we shall give you ex-
cellent opportunities TO be examined.
Come next Saturday to the Association
with some question pertaining to that
part of the work where you think you
need the most help. Some one may save
you weeks of trouble and failure by a
happy solution of your difficulty. If
there be nothing which troubles you,
bring a question the proper answer of
which, YOU know, will benefit some one
else. Study each subject on the program
yourself and see how you stand, then
come with the intention to join in the
discussion, testing the views of others and
at the same time presenting your own.
Not a more pleasant event to the citi-
zens of Prescott has ever transpired in
connection with the schools than the
formal opening of the high school build
ing and the transferance of it from the
hands of the building committee to those
of the board of education which took
place last Saturday. Every seat i'll the
high school room was occupied long be-
fore the hour, and by the time of the
commencement of the exercises the ward
robes and corridors were pretty well filed.
The exercises were well rendered and
were first-class in every particular. The
speeches, while they were highly compli-
mentary to the people of Prescott, con-
tanned many timely remarks and valua-
bic suggestions. Among the visitors from
abroad we're State Supt. Thayer, Prof.
Lewis of the Hastings High School,
Prof. King Of the Normal, DIR. Parsons
from River Falls, c. r. Morse of the
JOURNAL, and T. j. McAndrew and wife
from Ellsworth. The school opened last
Monday with Prof r. b. Hazard princi-
pal, B. +. Gilman assistant principal, Mrs.
Postlethwaite in the grammar room, Miss
Eta Butterield in the intermediate, Miss
Abbie Med. Smith second primary, and
Miss Winnie Finley first primary.
During the fall examinations there
were ninety-eight applicants presented
themselves for examination. Ofthis num-
Der seventy-four were females. Three
males captured first grade certificates
Second grade certificates were awarded
to nine females and seven males. Ten
males and thirty-two females received
third grades. One female received a
limited. OF the remaining thirty-six who
received standings, only four were males.
The average age of those who failed to
receive certificates was eighteen-twelve
of them giving their age as seventeen and
less. The average age of the applicants
receiving first grade certificates was
twenty-three, second grade, twenty-five
and third grade, twenty-one. The
scheme which produced the lowest
standings was the written arithmetic.
The prominent subjects of that scheme
are fractions, percentage, and interest.
| Most of the failures were in connection
with percentage. Nearly all of those who
received standings failed in arithmetic,
mental or written.
We are glad to note the general intelli-
gent appearance of the applicants this
fall Most of them show commendable
zeal and enthusiasm in their profession.
We have adopted the rule granting only
one limited certificate 10 the same per-
son, thus making it obligatory upon the
/ applicant who receives a Limited" to
secure a third grade certificate at the
next examination or get nothing. We
feel grateful towards the many leading
teachers who have so warmly endorsed
this plan. We believe that it will have a
tendency to place the schools in the
hands of better qualified men and women.
In fact that limited certificate" is fast
growing unpopular-some applicants re-
fusing to take them.
Orthoepy.
Syllabicate, mark the accent and the
letters in the following words: Alias area,
arsenic (Gdj.), balsamic, bouquet, chignon,
eomHsanddnf, complaceace, eomplaisance,
compiler, conversely, curator, dolorous
donGtiee, executor, srtol, gibber, idea
impotest, lien. Now consult your diction-
ary and see how many are right. What
does this suggest 10 YOU?
How to Secure .Attention---Hints.
Give II vorrSsl II 10 vorr r,r1riIs